I will eventually become a god through sheer hard work.

Xue Jing tilted his head, puzzled, and asked, "What exactly are you trying to say?"

Ning Yuantai patted his chest, making a loud thud.

"Come on, beat me, take the 'hundred-foot pole' yourself, and prove yourself—"

Before Ning Yuantai could finish speaking, a fist as white as jade was already within reach.

His pupils contracted, and in his daze, he saw a pair of silver-white eyes.

Indifferent, disdainful, as if looking down on everything, above all else—the eyes of God.

"boom!!"

With a deafening roar, a figure, resembling an electric fan, spiraled backward, stirring up air currents along its path and carving twisting furrows into the grass. Then, with a bang, it crashed into the helicopter and became embedded in its fuselage.

Xue Jing withdrew his fist, caught the green bamboo section falling from the sky, and looked at Ning Yuantai, who was trapped in the helicopter, with his silvery-white pupils devoid of any emotion.

"I got it, so what?"

……

Chapter 101 Visualization of Evolution, Shaking Starfire: A True Superpower! (4K)

Inside the helicopter cockpit, a mandrill wearing a black vest and military pants, listening to music with headphones on and nodding its head, was startled by the sudden violent jolt.

The entire helicopter tilted and nearly flipped over.

He quickly took off his headphones and turned off the helicopter engine.

The propellers slowly stopped spinning, the cockpit door opened, and the mandrill jumped out.

"Oh, Young Master Ning?"

He looked at Ning Yuantai, who was completely embedded in the fuselage, and said in disbelief.

"Please, this helicopter was borrowed from the Qingcheng government, it needs to be returned..."

Xue Jing tossed the green bamboo joint in his hand, and a notification popped up on the panel.

[Divine matter detected; absorbing divinity...]

As the divinity began to increase at a rate of several points per second, the silvery-white light in Xue Jing's pupils faded, and he turned to ask the illusory blade:

"Who is this person?"

Xu Ren was stunned for a moment, recovering from the punch he had just received. He thought to himself, "It's only been a few days, how come he seems to have gotten stronger again... Is this what a genius is like?"

She spoke as calmly as possible:

“He’s the ‘stop the war’ guy I mentioned to you… As you can see, he’s got some mental issues.”

Xue Jing rubbed his chin. "He has a lot of power behind him?"

Xu Ren hummed in agreement. "It is indeed very large."

"It's just not as big as yours," she thought to herself as she looked at Xue Jing.

"When 'God' died and the new era began, that chaotic period caused drastic changes in the entire world order."

"Heroes emerge in times of chaos... During that period, our Zhuxia region produced several formidable figures who built extraordinary empires that continue to this day..."

"These families, along with several later rising stars, were known as the 'Thirteen Great Houses'."

Xu Ren explained.

"Most of the people living in 'Cangting' nowadays are related to the Thirteen Great Houses... You probably understand now."

"And this young master Ning is from the Ning family, one of the thirteen powerful families."

Xue Jing raised an eyebrow and said, "Hmm? His family is so powerful, wouldn't it be terrible if I beat him up?"

Xu Ren shook his head: "It shouldn't be that bad... Although this young master Ning seems a bit dim-witted, as he often says, he doesn't rely on his family's connections much... unless his family takes the initiative to help him."

"Moreover, the thirteen great families are numerous and prosperous, with each family having anywhere from 100,000 to over a million descendants, not even counting the bloodlines that have already completely separated."

"Although I am not familiar with this branch of the Ning family, it should not be the core of the Ning family."

Xu Ren glanced at Xue Jing again, thinking to himself, "Do you really need to worry about this?"

Xue Jing nodded and said, "That's good."

He stroked the smooth surface of the green bamboo joint with his palm, looking at the divinity that had risen to over two hundred, and smiled at the Void Blade:

"Captain Xuren, thank you for bringing [Hundred-Foot Pole]."

Xu Ren replied, "You're welcome. This is the agreed-upon reward... As for the mission to explore the new border region, you have a maximum of ten days to prepare."

"I will send you some information about the border area during this period. Try to read as much as possible. You can contact me anytime in ten days, or if you want to go in earlier."

Next to the helicopter, the mandrill finally managed to pry Ning Yuantai out, and then used one of Ning's hands to support himself around his neck.

Ning Yuantai's condition didn't look good. His eyes were still open, but they were unfocused, and he couldn't stand steadily. He looked like he was dizzy but not completely dizzy.

Xue Jing waved to the mountain demon from afar, and said:

"By the way, Captain Xu Ren, did you get anything out of Su Bijing from the Golden Wind Dojo?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Ren paused in surprise.

"I did get some information out of them... but it's hard to say. I'm under a ban and can't mention it to anyone."

"This matter... has now been taken over by someone else from above."

Her tone became meaningful:

"I can only say that this matter is far more complicated than you imagine... It's no longer just a simple problem caused by the Heavenly Nest Mother."

"What happens next is beyond our control, so don't worry about it."

Xue Jing nodded and said, "I see."

After chatting for a while longer, Xu Ren took his leave, boarded the helicopter that Xue Jing had dented but which wasn't in any major condition, and drove away.

After they left, Xue Jing touched the green bamboo joint in his hand.

[Divinity absorption complete]

The panel popped up, and Xue Jing glanced at his current divine power level.

[Possessing Divinity: 668]

He raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.

"It actually provided over 600 points of divinity... That's a record-breaking achievement."

According to the Divine Relics Database, the serial numbers of Divine Relics starting from 300 are purely based on their order of appearance and have nothing to do with their specific functions or dangers.

A sequence of 500 does not necessarily mean it is better than a sequence of 3000; the difference in sequence ranking is simply a matter of when they appear.

Therefore, although [Hundred-Foot Pole] ranks high in the sequence, Xue Jing didn't have much expectation about how much divinity it could provide. Breaking five hundred would be a pleasant surprise, and he wouldn't be disappointed if it only provided two or three hundred.

He was somewhat surprised that they could provide more than six hundred.

"If there are more than 600... then let's level up Shadowflame first."

Xue Jing pondered for a moment and muttered to himself.

Shadowflame has found a new use for it, which greatly enhances his combat power.

He opened the panel and moved to the Divine Skills tab.

【Shadowflame Lv2 (Divinity required for upgrade: 668/300)】

Xue Jing clicked to upgrade.

【Shadowflame Lv3 (Divinity required for upgrade: 368/500)】

With a thought, black energy surged from the shadow behind him.

Without a sound, Xue Jing's body burst into black flames, the fire was extremely intense, dancing in the air, and his whole body was engulfed in it.

"With the same consumption, the amount of Shadow Flame generated has increased by about one-third..."

With a thought, Xue Jing's burning black flames stopped abruptly and changed shape, flowing like water across his body and transforming into a black membrane that enveloped him, as if he were wearing a full-body suit of black armor.

"It is much easier to operate now, and the membrane is very stable, with no signs of being out of control."

Xue Jing nodded in satisfaction.

He snapped his fingers, and the black membrane enveloping his body instantly transformed into black flames, detaching from his body and sweeping forward with a roar.

A spiraling, jet-black tornado of flames, several meters in diameter, destroyed everything in its path. A deep furrow was plowed into the grass, the gap smooth and seemingly not burned out, but rather scooped out by the jaws of some giant beast with extremely sharp teeth.

When the black flame tornado was more than 20 meters away, Xue Jing realized that he could no longer control it.

The uncontrolled black flames then burst forth, transforming into countless smaller black flames that annihilated large swaths of grass and soil before finally being exhausted.

"The power has increased, and the range of free control has also increased by nearly half. Very good."

Xue Jing nodded.

"Next up is this thing."

He tossed the green bamboo section in his hand.

"I have to wear it on my head for three days... This color isn't good."

Xue Jing's lips twitched as he gazed at the shimmering, emerald green of the bamboo joints...

Although he felt a little awkward, Xue Jing still placed it on his head without hesitation.

"Mental talent... how should I think about it?"

Xue Jing looked thoughtful.

According to Wu Youqing, as long as you wear it on your head and don't do anything intentionally for three days, maintaining a lazy state while thinking about practicing something, you can improve your talent related to it.

"In that case..."

Xue Jing opened the panel and looked at his only skill related to the mind—visualization.

"The decision is yours."

……

For the next three days, Xue Jing, feeling like he had reached the top, began a lazy life that he hadn't had in a long time.